7/8a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist -Chesterfield & Killamarsh CMHT

Job overview

We are looking for a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist (band 7/8a) who is creative, motivated and passionate about the role that psychology can have within Older People’s Mental Health Services, and are pleased to be able to offer a post within the Chesterfield and Killamarsh Older People's Community Mental Health Teams (working half time into each team).

The post is offered at a band 7 or 8a (dependent on experience) with the potential for progression from band 7 to 8a through a competency-based gateway.

Main duties of the job

The posts give the opportunity to work withing specialist Older People’s Community Mental Health Teams and join teams that value the contribution that Psychology brings to their work. The Psychologists who work across our service value the variety that working within Older People’s Mental Health Services brings and enjoy using a broad range of knowledge and skills to provide assessment, formulation and interventions, conduct neuropsychological assessments for complex presentations, offer advice and consultation to colleagues, and to be involved in training and development initiatives.

The post is line managed through a robust Psychology structure and offers great opportunities to develop a specialist area of psychological expertise.

To find out more about our Older People’s Psychology Service, please visit bit.ly/ClinPsy.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description and person specification for Band 7/8a can be found on the job application page.

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The post holder will need to be registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC), eligible for BPS Chartership and able to meet the travel requirements of the post.